PLC Team Feedback Sheet

Team: Date: October 8, 2008
Facilitator: Wolfe
Timekeeper: Capron
Recorder: Hickey

Team Members Present: Yabrove, Hickey, Capron, Wolfe, Risley, N. Hayes, L. Hazouri, Grush

Meeting Purpose: We have to! :) Talk about successes and challenges in Writing.

Est. Time
Topics/Agenda
Lead
Person
Method (round Robin, Discussion, Brainstorm, Flip Chart)
Products or Outcomes
2 min.
Check-In – review agenda

all
Done






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Descriptive paragraph writing
all
Round Robin
Step-Up to Writing plan is working well for organizing paragraphs. For those who struggle w/ Step-Up plan, we've used Four square writing plan, tortilla plan, color strips, Writing Alive umbrella planner.

Students are struggling w/ using the plan as a DRAFT, with words and phrases. Most students want to write the entire paragraph on the planning graphic organizer. The color strips didn't work too well, because students saw a long strip of paper, and feel the need to fill the entire strip of paper. We need to focus on how to plan EFFICIENTLY!!!!

SNAPSHOT! Narrow down the focus. Use CAMERA planner from Writing Alive. Have students actually ACT out the snapshot - making a freeze-frame picture.
15
What's next?
all
Round Robin
Re-teach paragraph writing - MODEL, MODEL, MODEL, (exemplary papers) write paragraphs w/ partner, write paragraph on own, self-assess with CSAP rubric, conference w/ individuals using self assessment CSAP rubric.

TOPIC: Describe your favorite toy.
Assess and have student's results on Oct. 22

2




5 min.
Next Agenda


Input for next meeting agenda
Discuss results of paragraph assessment. Re-teach? Intervention? Move on?
Care and Concern
5 min.
Meeting Evaluation


VERY productive!
We felt like we had more time to discuss students. :)

SMART Goal (s) Strategic & specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, Time-bound:
S_M_A_R_ T _ By March of 2009, 70% of students will be proficient in ICUPSS, grammar, and have focused paragraphs.

Best Practices Identified:

Questions/Concerns from Team to Principal or IC:


Principal/IC Comments:
Principal/IC Date:___

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